'Himala' is best Asia-Pacific movie of all time in CNN poll  |
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 And it beat Akira Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai" and Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"! Imagine that! LOL
This Ishmael Bernal movie, starring the younger Nora Aunor, playing a simple country lass come faith healer, inspired many spoofs of the popular quote: "Walang himala..." (There's no miracle...)"Himala" was announced the top vote-getter in the popular vote and named the winner of the CNN-APSA Viewers Choice Award for Best Asia-Pacific Film of All Time on Tuesday at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
According to the CNN website, critics, industry insiders, Asian film stars, and CNN viewers chose the movies that landed in the shortlist of ten films. The online poll that ran in October determined the winner.
Hmmm... So do you think 'Himala' deserves this - the best Asia-Pacific movie of all time? Is it even the best Philippine movie of all time? Or is it the Pinoy poll power working again?  Hmmm...
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1.  remrick (132) | 1 year ago |  wow! really? that's good to know...
I'm not sure if it's the best Philippine or Asian movie of all time; that would be very to hard to determine, and by what standards?
But I do believe that it's a fine work of art by Ishmael Bernal during its time and that it would be deserving to be among the best asian movies..
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| remrick (132) | 1 year ago | definitely, a thumbs up...:) | |
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2.  aseretdd (6862) | 1 year ago |  I was not aware that there was an online poll about that... but i think it is just right... because "Himala" showed reality... unlike the other movies choices... where people could fly... or have somewhat like super powers...
The raw acting... honest directing... and simplicity i think are the factors that made Himala a total classic...
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 lizavm (516) | 1 year ago | It was in the news last month, and I kept reminding myself to vote, but I forgot all about it. But I guess my vote wasn't needed because it won - hurrah!=) | |
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| lizavm (516) | 1 year ago | I agree. After the era of Bernal, Brocka, etc. Nada! Philippine cinema has come into decline. | |
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4.  kayeshayne21 (4017) | 1 year ago |  well that's good to know... we must be very proud that our very own filipino made movie had been chosen as the best.
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| lizavm (516) | 1 year ago | Yes, of course, we must all be proud. And this should serve as an inspiration to other Filipino filmmakers of today to really create quality films, stories that astound.=) | |
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| 5. rsa101 (7434) | 1 year ago |  Well it is then that judge so why question it further. They liked it so let's just accept the honor of getting it. Well I too was surprised as it has been sometime that these film was shown here in our place but I am surprised that there are those that still liked the film.
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| 6. alindahaw (2030) | 1 year ago |  It is? Forgive my ignorance but I have not really seen the film. Was is really that good? I know that Nora Aunor is a good actress and she brings a lot of starpower into her films but I'm not exactly one of her fans and I don't watch her movies. I think the only Nora film I watched was "Gamo-gamo". I was so intrigued by her most famous line "my brother is not a pig!" that I had to watch the film and see for myself what the fuss was all about. I must say that the film was good. Anyway, I'm glad that "Himala" won the award.
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7.  warrior_777 (1149) | 1 year ago |  Wow really? Himala won over those other movies?
That was quite a big achievement of our movie industry.
Although I have the chance to watch that Himala Movie of Ms. Nora Aunor but I heard a lot of good comments about that movie. Maybe the is really that good that's why it won over other Asian Movies.
Congratulations to Miss Nora Aunor and all the staff and crew who did that movie that I think about 3 decades ago.
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| warrior_777 (1149) | 1 year ago | Sorry for that. It should be read like.
Wow really? Himala won over those other movies?
That was quite a big achievement of our movie industry.
Although I don't have the chance to watch that Himala Movie of Ms. Nora Aunor but I did heard a lot of good comments about that movie. Maybe the movie is really that good that's why it has won over other Asian Movies.
Congratulations to Miss Nora Aunor and all the staffs and crews who did that movie which I think was done about 3 decades ago.
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| lizavm (516) | 1 year ago | Congratulations are indeed in order for Ms. Nora Aunor. I hope she's being honored in the U.S. And I hope that she will mature (or grow old) as gracefully as her contemporaries, she is after all, still the superstar, of Philippine Cinema. | |
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| 8. salonga (4656) | 1 year ago |  No matter what it is still an honor for the Filipinos. Imagine being in the news for having chosen the Best Asia Pacific Movie. I saw that movie and I think it is really a good movie and very realistic because many people are really blindly believing miracles even if they are only being fooled. Indeed this is a very good film by the late Ishmael Bernal who was really one the Best Directors we had. And all the actors and actresses there did just as well. So whether it is the Pinoy poll power that worked toward the winning, I still believe the movie deserved to win.
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| 9. allen0187 (1667) | 1 year ago |  i think its the pinoy poll power at work here. not taking anything away from the film, it is a great movie but i don't see it being a better film than akira kurosawa's "seven samurai". that's just my opinion.
anyway, there are a lot of good filipino films and its a shame that a lot of the original film reels of these movies are neglected. hopefully, this new award spurs our government to ensure that classic filipino films are preserved, even remastered, so that these films can be viewed and enjoyed by the younger generations.
cheers!!!
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| lizavm (516) | 1 year ago | Or should I say Pinoy p-poll power? LOL
Seven Samurai is actually included in the 100 Best Films of All Time (International). In contrast, we don't see any Filipino film, much less 'Himala' on that list or any other best list.
Yes, indeed, this award should, at the least, translate to something - the preservation of classic films. Mowelfund, I think, is working on it. And I'm seeing a few classics on Viva vcd's now sold in video shops. | |
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| allen0187 (1667) | 1 year ago | yes and so does the National Center for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). i know that they are also working with movie production firms such as sampaguita and lvn pictures to have the master copies of these films preserved. anyway, there are a lot of old films that are available in both vcd and dvd format. i think this is a good way for us filipinos to learn more about these great films. anyway, i do hope that a government agency or even a private institution would bankroll a project to show these classics regularly at movie theaters for the viewing public. | |
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10. goymon (32)  | 1 year ago |  thats good top hear though.
yah, sometimes we filipinos tend to become blind-patriotic just to win, not a good trait, but really not bad
Himala is one of the classical film that will never perish on the book of filipino movies, honestly. whatever standard they may have imposed on choosing the film to be the best movie of all time here in the asia pacific region, still it cannot be denied that it can go at par with other asian movies.
come to think of it, if all the chinese voted for crouching tiger hidden, plus other people from the asia pacific region including filipinos, who do you think wouldve won? does it mean that after seeing himala, they really like it the most?
come to think of it!
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| lizavm (516) | 1 year ago | I guess the people of the People's Republic of China didn't get a party directive to vote in this poll. LOL | |
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| goymon (32) | 1 year ago | well if they did, we will know who will going to win... LOL | |
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| mrfrease (1) | 1 year ago | There were only 10 movies to vote. That meant to be at most only 10 countries had entry(ies). For those which had no entries, we do not know which they voted. He he he... | |
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